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The Stone That The Builder Refused.

Posted on September 6, 2010 by lemn sissay
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Tonight I saw thirty two year old K'Naan perform at The Hoxton Kitchen about ten minutes from my home in East London. He was brilliant. People speak of his similarity to Bob Marley which made Read more [...]
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Two weeks a non smoker

Posted on September 4, 2010 by lemn sissay
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I've been a non smoker for two weeks. I'll save four thousand pounds a year. My breath will be cleaner and my teeth will be whiter. The drifting fragrance of grass as I walked past Clapton Read more [...]
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A Pregnant Pause in The Craic of Dawn.

Posted on August 30, 2010 by lemn sissay
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Unfortunately for sunrise it's become known as.... the crack of dawn. I once knew someone called Dawn and.... I wouldn't advise.... It's early. I wake, yawn, stretch, scratch grimace, scratch, Read more [...]
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The Secret In Their Eyes

Posted on August 28, 2010 by lemn sissay
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Novelist Howard Jacobson is sat behind us at The Curzon in Soho to watch The Secret in Their Eyes. The last time Jacobson was this close he was sucking a cigar at The Chelsea Arts Club about twenty Read more [...]
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Can a Reader Be Jealous of a fictitious character

Posted on August 27, 2010 by lemn sissay
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I've been struggling each night of this week with Milan Kundra's The Unbearable Lightness of Being . I understand the philosophical underpinnings, it's cleverness, the relevance of 1968 Read more [...]
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Oxygenated.

Posted on August 27, 2010 by lemn sissay
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Oxygenated. It is the seventh day of non smoking freedom and it'd be easy to say it's been easy. I have had no excruciating withdrawal symptoms. I haven't experienced cold turkey. I stopped Read more [...]
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The Land of Volcanoes

Posted on August 26, 2010 by lemn sissay
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I have been exploring words at The Bank this morning for a commission I'm working on: The Riverside Rooms are quiet. The influence of The Bank stretches across the world. Here's an example. So Read more [...]
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Rain at The Bank

Posted on August 25, 2010 by lemn sissay
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At The Bank the fountain installation an hundred or so yards from my office is in full bloom. It is called Appearing Rooms. There are four rooms in total. Thousands of water jets form the walls which Read more [...]
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Looking up Thesaurus in the Thesaurus.

Posted on August 24, 2010 by lemn sissay
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In early afternoon I meet my projects manager at the architects in SE1. Afterwards I cycle to my office in The Riverside Rooms at The Bank. Everything is at The Bank. I drop into Foyles to pick Read more [...]
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Security Pass.

Posted on August 23, 2010 by lemn sissay
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With high visibility overcoat, safety boots, hard hat, goggles and a fresh security pass I visit the building site kitted out like a cross between Bob the builder and one of the village people. Read more [...]
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